Class of 2012

By the Numbers

Number of freshman applicants: 20,756
Number offered admission: 13,293
Number accepting the offers of admission: 5,601
Percentage of the Class of 2012 accepting under the Early Decision Plan: 21.7%
Number of valedictorians and salutatorians in the freshman class: 146
Number of freshmen who are participating in the Corps of Cadets: 253
Number of freshmen who are legacies (legacy = parent, grandparent, sibling): 1,460
Number of high schools represented in the freshman class: 1,346

Average GPA & SAT of Students Offered Admission

Average High School GPA: 3.86
Middle 50% GPA: 3.62–4.08
Average SAT Reasoning Test score (critical reading + math): 1,238
Middle 50% SAT Reasoning Test score: 1,150–1,320
Percentage of freshmen who scored 500 SAT critical reading: 90.9%
Percentage of freshmen who scored 500 SAT math: 95%

Majors

Most popular majors for incoming freshmen in Fall 2008:

1. General Engineering
2. University Studies
3. Business (undecided)
4. Biological Sciences
5. Architecture
6. Psychology
7. Communication
8. Human Nutrition, Foods, & Exercise
9. Animal & Poultry Science
10. Marketing

From Near & Far

Top 5 home states of out-of-state freshmen:

1. Maryland, 561 students
2. Pennsylvania, 249 students
3. New Jersey, 246 students
4. North Carolina, 183 students
5. New York, 84 students

Number of states and territories represented: 41
Countries represented: 28
Number of international students: 109

Gender & Ethnicity

Gender: 54.8% male, 45.2% female

Race:

• Asian: 9.4%
• Black: 3.7%
• Hispanic: 3.5%
• Native American: <1%
• Unknown/Other: 5.1%
• White: 77.8%

All data current as of May 15, 2008.